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Adjusting
Router Bit Guard
A clear router bit guard is included with the Model
T31636 (see Figure 36) to provide additional
safety during router operations. It secures to the
fence base with two knobs and carriage bolts. It
adjusts up-and-down to accommodate various
router operations.
The router bit guard should be positioned verti-
cally about
⁄
" above the workpiece and centered
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horizontally on the gap between the infeed and
outfeed fences.
Guard Knobs
Figure 36. Location of router bit guard
adjustment knobs.
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Edge Jointing
Jointing the edge of a board requires a straight-
cutting router bit to be installed in the router to
remove wood from the face of the board. The
result is a perfectly flat and square edge.
To edge joint with a straight-cutting router bit, a
spacer needs to be installed between the outfeed
fence and fence base. A piece of wood that has
been planed to be of equal thickness with holes
for mounting works well. The thickness of the
spacer will depend on and be equal to the amount
of material being removed from the face of the
workpiece.
Always feed workpiece against router bit
rotation direction, as illustrated below.
Otherwise, workpiece could be aggressive-
ly pulled from your hands, drawing them
into spinning router bit.
Bit
Rotation
To joint edge of a workpiece:
1.
DISCONNECT MACHINE FROM POWER!
2.
Secure straight-cutting bit in router according
to manufacturer's instructions.
3.
Install table insert.
4.
Insert spacer (not included with machine)
between outfeed fence and fence base.
IMPORTANT: To reduce the risk of kickback,
DO NOT take more than
single pass.
5.
Raise bit just above top of workpiece, then
rotate it by hand until cutting flute is perpen-
dicular to fence.
Model T31636 (Mfd. Since 02/20)
Workpiece
Feed Direction
⁄
" off during any
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